For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, ...

That U.S.-hip-sounding line, strangely enough, is as British as “jolly good,” or “raw-ther.” It describes a musical fad that has washed over Britain. “Trad” is traditional jazz, the 1920s variety now ...

Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...

Grant Grech wants his music to have a voice of its own. The second-year psychology student said he is releasing his solo EP, “Grant Grech Plays Guitar,” to showcase his modern spin on a traditional, ...

Inside a theatre just off of Bourbon Street, a jazz band grooves for an audience of excited second graders on a field trip. As the music fills the decades-old Preservation Hall, the kids laugh, dance ...

This is the final story in The Guardians, a 6-part series highlighting those dedicated to saving and passing down New Orleans' unique heritage. Posing for a photographer outside Frenchmen Street’s ...

Brett Milano, John Wirt and Michael Allen Zell reviews from Jazz Fest Day 8, Sunday, May 3, 2026. For those of us who ...

When singer and trumpeter Anne Linders moved from St. Louis to Boston in 2020, she wanted to put together a new version of her lively traditional jazz band Annie and the Fur Trappers. That proved to ...

Sustaining traditional jazz remains a priority, but the band has begun to incorporate modern-day influences. That means occasionally playing jazz-infused covers of a Jimi Hendrix or Kinks song. The ...

For the past couple of months, OffBeat has posted a survey on our website, just to get an idea of what our readers like, their opinions on political matters related to music, how they use information ...

Amid the release of "Madwoman", here are some interesting things to know about Laufey, her TikTok stardom and more.